Flosstube #5 – Unboxing kits!
Lizzy B’s bought out all the embroidery kits from another shop and Samantha and I had a blast going through them. Check out our video.
Counted vs. Stamped Cross Stitch
* Legacy Post: This one comes from our old blog from January 28, 2013. There have been some questions about the difference between counted cross stitch and stamped cross stitch over the past couple of days. Counted cross stitch comes as a printed chart and then you get to decide what count of fabric you…
Figuring Out Fabric Size On Your Own
** Legacy post. We thought it would be fun to bring in some posts from the old blog. This was posted on February 9th, 2013 by Sheena: All cross stitch fabric comes counted, unless, of course, it is printed. If you have a chart or pattern 140 stitches x 140 stitches then your finished size…
Are these 7 discontinued DMC floss colours toxic?
No, of course not. DMC discontinued these 7 colours for a very legitimate reason. But we did wonder for a moment. It all started when, in preparation for the store’s move, we ordered a very cool DMC spinner. We excitedly started to transfer the floss but were confused when we took a handful of skeins…
What is this? The right answer is ‘a laying tool’ but the wrong answers are funnier.
Those of you who follow us on social media will know that I put this photo of a trolley needle laying tool up a while back asking folks to answer the question “what is this” with only wrong answers. As usual you all delivered the hilarity. Here are your answers: Amanda That’s a fancy grape…
Are these 16 DMC floss colors coming or going?
Honestly, I have no idea. People started asking me for these colours, 3880 to 3895, well after I had bought the store. It was maybe a year in to my being there (so 2019) by the time I’d even been asked once for them. I don’t know why that was… maybe some designers started specifying…
